Arsenal legend, Thierry Henry has insisted that Crystal Palace winger Michael Olise wants to play for France instead of England, Nigeria or Algeria at international level.
Olise was born in England to a Nigerian father and French-Algerian mother.
This means the 22-year-old is eligible to represent all four countries at international level.
Just last month, England manager Gareth Southgate admitted that the FA were monitoring Olise.
This followed the decision of France manager Didier Deschamps to leave Olise out of his squad for Euro 2024.
However, according to Henry, Olise prefers to play for France.
Henry said: “We know that he has plenty of possibilities but he wants to play for France. You have to highlight his desire to show that he wants to play for the French team,” Henry told a press conference.
“If he was English, he would have already left to play for England. He could have made the other choice and played the Euros with the England team, like his team-mate Eberechi Eze at Crystal Palace but he wants to play for France, knowing that he wouldn’t play in the Euros.”
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